Indian Aviation During COVID – August Update
Our conversation with Nitin Sarin, Managing Partner and Vinamra Longani, Head of Operations at Sarin & Co. from New Delhi, India. Views: 25
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The new reality for US Commercial Pilots and Scope Clause
Between January 2020 and April 2020, the US airline industry went from a pilot shortage to a surplus. And that surplus is big – the US airlines average 12 pilots per aircraft. US airlines parked hundreds of aircraft as traffic…
US Airline Performance Continues to be Weak
The AirInsight Airline Performance Index continues to show weakness, with no significant recovery in sight. While the index has moved up slightly with the increase in flight activity in August, there has been no corresponding increase in passenger traffic or…
Norwegian in urgent need of more capital from 2021
Norwegian will need additional working capital in Q1 of 2021 if it is to meet its obligations in the coming twelve months. If it fails to succeed “there is a significant risk that the company becomes insolvent and enters into…
Air New Zealand medium-term focus is on domestic and cargo
Air New Zealand expects to remain a predominantly domestic airline for the foreseeable future and return to long-haul flying only long-term as travel restrictions caused by Covid-19 dictate its operations. This means that 40 percent of ANZ’s long-haul international business…
Labor Pains
The labor layoff news from American Airlines is the proverbial tip of the iceberg. The US air travel infrastructure is designed to move about 2.5 million people daily. The latest number (August 25) was 523,000 – or 22% of the…